Ecclesiastes 12: 6-7
Yes, remember your Creator now while you are young, before the silver cord of life snaps and the golden bowl is broken. Don't wait until the water jar is smashed at the spring and the pulley is broken at the well. For the dust will return to the earth and the spirit will return to God Who gave it.
David was an old man when he penned these words. Old age usually brings with it a wearing down of the body and the diminishing of the bodily functions: The light of the sun, moon and stars will look dim to our eyes (v. 2), our legs will lose the strength to stand and run (v. 3), the teeth will not be able to chew well (v. 4a), the eyes will see only dimly (v. 4b) and the ears will hear muffled (v. 4c). Our bodies will eventually wear out, no matter what we do to to nourish it and take care of it (v. 5).
May we each consider our end years and days, and look to see what we can do now, today, before we may be subject to all this limiting of what we will be able to do then. Let us use what remaining years we have to do our best with all our strength to serve our God, relying on Him more and more as the days progress; because only in His strength can we do all that He has planned for us to accomplish for the furtherance of His Kingdom, and that's the only thing that will count in the end. And He will receive all the credit, all the glory for what He has done.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
